Coaling device.



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@ltcomm Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

V. ANDERSON.

COALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. a. 1909.

V. ANDERSON. GOALING DEVICE.

APrLIoATIoN FILED Nov. a, 19o9.

Patented Nov.8,1`910. v

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atbomm www@ fm VANO ANDERSON, OF KNAPPTON, VASHINGFLON.

COALING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent..

. PatentedNov. 8, 1910.

Application filed November 3, 1909. Serial No. 526,118.

be sup lied with fuel without necessitating" the las ing of the barge to the vessel, which in rough Vweather involves great rlsk and danger` In accordance with the present 1nvention the barge or other ty e of coaler is provided with elevating an transferring means, whereby the coal may be discharged from the hold of the coaler into the bunker of the vessel to be coaled while the two are locateda safe distance from each other.

The invention contemplates an elevator mounted uponV the coaler, means for adjusting the elevator to any elevation, other means for lifting the coal from the hold of the coaler and delivering the same into the elevator, and a jointed chute at the delivery end of the elevator for directing the coal into the bunker of the vessel to be coaled.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter will be particularly set forth,'illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of the speclfication, Figure 1 is a side view of a coaling mechanism involving the invention, showing the same in operative rela tion, the barge or coaler and the vessel to be coaled being indicated in section. a detail view of the receiving portion of the elevator, showin the same in section to illustrate more c early the operation of the conveyer and thc operating mechanism therefor. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the outer end of the elevator. Fig. AVt is a transverse section of the elevator on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the receiving end ot the jointed chute. Flg. 6 is a sectional view on the line (1 6 of Fig. 5.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indi- Fig. 2 1s' cated in all the Niews of the drawings, by the same reference characters.

The coaler is indicated at 1 and the vessel, ship or the like to be coaled by the reference numeral 2. A mast 3 is provided upon the coaler 1 and is provided near its upper end with a. pulley block-4." An elevator is pivotally mounted upon the couler so as to be adjusted vertically at its outer end. The elevator consists of a tube 5 having a rib 6 along its upper side to stitfen and strengthen the same. In the preferred construct-ion the tube 5 is formed of a strip of plate metal p bent upon itself into circular outline and having its longitudinal edge portions bent to provide flanges, which when brought together and bolted, or otherwise secured,

form the rib 6. i The tube 5 is provided near its inner or lower end with a hopper 7, into which the coal isv discharged from the lifting means provided upon the coaler 1 raising the coal from the hold thereof. The outer end of the tube 5 is cut olf on a slant and provided withan upper ear 84 and a lower ear 9,v said ears being transversely apertured. A hanger 10 is provided upon the inner side of the overhanring portion of the tube 5 at the delivery end thereof and constitutes a bearing for the outer end of a shaft l1, which extends centrally through the tube 5. A cap the tube 5 and 1s bolted or otherwise se- 12 closes the inner end of cured thereto and forms a bearing for the mounted upon abed plate 17secured to the deck of the barge or coaler 1 and supports -v the elevator, which is'monnted thereon at 18, thereby admitting of the outer end of the elevator being raised or lowered. Within the tubel 5 is located a conveyer of the screw type comprising-shaft 11 and a spiral flight 19, .which is secured to the shaft 11 1n .any manner. lVhen the conveyer is rotated the coal discharged into the tube 5 through the hopper 7 is moved upward through said l tube and discharged at the outer end thereof. A. gear wheel 20, secured to the inner end of the shaft 1l, meshes with a pinion 21 fastened to the shaft 22 of a motor 23 carried by the frame l5. .The motor 23 illustrated is of the electric type, thereby admitting of its movement with the elevator when adjusting the outer end of the latter vertically and said motor and adjunctive parts also serving as a counterbalance for the elevator, so that the same may be readily adjusted in a vertical directionat its outer end.

rlhe outer end of the elevator is supported and may be adjusted vertically by means of a rope or cable 2li, which isconnected at one end to the tube 5 and passes upwardly and over a pulley provided upon the block 'et andextends downwardly and is secured to a windlass 25 mounted upon the coaler and adapted to be rotated in any manner. The outer end of the elevator may be moved automatically by means of a rope or cable 2G, which is attached at one end to the tube 5 at a and passes around a pulley 7) mounted upon the pulley block 4 and thence around pulleys c and l near the outer end of, the elevator and has its opposite end secured to a cleatl 27 or fastened in any manner to the ship or vessel 2. lt will be understood that as the rope or cable 26 is alternately pulled upon and released by thc movements of the coaler 1 and ship 2, the outer end of the elevator will be correspondingly moved. ther'eby maintaining a proper relationship with reference to the two vessels.

' The chute 28 is sectional in construction, whereby it is made flexible so as to yield in every direction and accommodate itself to the varying .movements of the two vessels l and 2. The sections comprising the chute 28 taper in length so that the smaller end ot' one section may enterthelarger end of the next section, the joints between the several l sections being such as to prevent separation of the Sections to a degree to admit of' waste of the coal. The intermediate sections are pivoted to one another atr a right angle to the pivot connection between the alternating` sections,l thereby admitting pf the sectionsI flexing vertically and laterally.' 'lhe uppermost section 29 is flared and its larger end is formed at an angle to match the. inclined end of the tube 5 to form in effect :1 minor joint, whereby the elevator and chute 28 may inclined in opposite directions. The section .29 is formed with ears 30, which arc connected to the respective ears S and il ot the tube 5.

The lifting means provided upon the;

' coaler for raising the coal from the holt! ensist of a tube 3l, having a spout. :l2 and a chain conve-yer 33. The buckets ofthe chain conveyer 33 piek up the coal and carry the same upward through the tube 3l and discharge the same througlrthe spout 32, said snout being arranged to deliver the coal into the hopper 7. As the coal is discharged into the tube 5 it is moved through said tube by the screw conveyer arranged therein and discharged into the chute 28 Which directs the same into the bunker of the vessel 2.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantaY es of the construction and of the method o operation will be readily apparent to those skllled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

I. In means for transferring coal from one vessel to another, the combination of an elevator comprising a tube pivotally mounted upon the coaler and adapted to ineline upwardly and outwardly therefrom, a flexible chute connected with the delivery end of' the elevator and inclining outwardly Aand downwardly therefrom and connected Vwith the vessel to be coaled, and a cable and pulley system between the two vessels andthe said tube to automatically raise and lower the adjacent ends of the tube and chute to adapt them Ito th'e relative movements of the two vessels when riding the waves.

2. In means for transferring coal from one vessel to another, the combination of an elevator pivotally mounted upon the coaler and inclining upwardly and outwardly therefrom` hoisting means for raising Aor lowering the outer end of the elevator comprising a cable, a. pulley anda windlass, a flexible chute pivotally connected with the delivery end of the elevator and inclining outwardly and downwardly therefrom and connected with the vessel to be coaled, and a cable and pulley system between the two vessels and thc elevator lo automatically raise or lower the adjacent ends ot the elevator and chute to adapt the same to the relative positions ot' the. two vessels when riding the waves.

Il. ln unloading mechanism of the char- :u-ter described, the combination of an elevator pivotally mounted upon the. vessel to be unloaded and inclining upwardly and down- ,wardly therefrom, said elevator comprising for raising or lowering the elevator, and n 1 cable and pulley system between the two vessels and the elevator for autonmtieally raising or lowering the elevator at its delire ery end to admit of self-adjustment of the elevator and chute and the relative posi- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

VAINO ANDERSON. i

'itnesses AL. CROCHET,

tions of the Vessels when riding the waves. i H. B. SETTEM. 

